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India's Domestic Men Cricket Schedule 2025-26



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The BCCI unveiled the domestic cricket calendar for the 2025/26 season, introducing several notable adjustments to the structure of competitions.

The Ranji Trophy is now split into two segments: the league stage set for October and the knockouts scheduled for February.

Kicking off the season, the Duleep Trophy will roll into action from August 28th in BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bangalore.

Following the Duleep Trophy, the focus shifts to Vidarbha for the Irani Trophy starting October 1. 

The domestic T20 frenzy, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, will ignite the pitch from November 26 to December 18, followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy from December 24 to January 18.

The league matches of the Ranji Trophy will commence on October 15, continuing until February 1, with the knockouts following closely from February 6 to February 26. The Deodhar Trophy, briefly resurrected last season, has been shelved once again.

Here’s a look at the complete Indian domestic men's cricket schedule:

Duleep Trophy 2025-26 Schedule

Date
Venue
Team 1
Team 2
Time
Aug 28 – 31, 2025BCCI CEG GroundNorth ZoneEast Zone9:30 AM IST
Aug 28 – 31, 2025BCCI CEG Ground BCentral ZoneNorth East Zone9:30 AM IST
Sep 04 – 07, 2025BCCI CEG GroundSouth ZoneNorth Zone9:30 AM IST
Sep 04 – 07, 2025BCCI CEG Ground BWest ZoneCentral Zone9:30 AM IST
Sep 11 – 15, 2025BCCI CEG GroundSouth ZoneCentral Zone9:30 AM IST

Irani Cup 2025-26 Schedule

Date
Match
Venue
Time (IST)
Oct 01, Wed - Oct 05, Sun
Vidarbha vs Rest of IndiaVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
9:30 AM

Ranji Trophy Plate 2025-26 Schedule

Dates
Matches
Oct 15 – 18, 2025Bihar vs Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim vs Manipur
Meghalaya vs Mizoram
Oct 25 – 28, 2025Manipur vs Bihar
Meghalaya vs Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram
Nov 01 – 04, 2025Bihar vs Meghalaya
Manipur vs Arunachal Pradesh
Mizoram vs Sikkim
Nov 08 – 11, 2025Sikkim vs Bihar
Mizoram vs Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya
Nov 16 – 19, 2025Bihar vs Mizoram
Manipur vs Meghalaya
Sikkim vs Arunachal Pradesh
Jan 22 – 25, 2026Plate Final – TBA vs TBA

Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 Schedule

Dates
Group A Matches
Group B Matches
Group C Matches
Group D Matches
Oct 15 – 18, 2025Uttar Pradesh vs Andhra
Tamil Nadu vs Jharkhand
Odisha vs Baroda
Nagaland vs Vidarbha
Kerala vs Maharashtra
Goa vs Chandigarh
Madhya Pradesh vs Punjab
Saurashtra vs Karnataka
Services vs Tripura
Gujarat vs Assam
Bengal vs Uttarakhand
Railways vs Haryana
Puducherry vs Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir vs Mumbai
Rajasthan vs Chhattisgarh
Hyderabad vs Delhi
Oct 25 – 28, 2025Uttar Pradesh vs Odisha
Nagaland vs Tamil Nadu
Andhra vs Baroda
Vidarbha vs Jharkhand
Chandigarh vs Maharashtra
Karnataka vs Goa
Saurashtra vs Madhya Pradesh
Punjab vs Kerala
Haryana vs Tripura
Bengal vs Gujarat
Uttarakhand vs Railways
Assam vs Services
Puducherry vs Hyderabad
Mumbai vs Chhattisgarh
Jammu & Kashmir vs Rajasthan
Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh
Nov 01 – 04, 2025Baroda vs Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu vs Vidarbha
Odisha vs Andhra
Jharkhand vs Nagaland
Maharashtra vs Saurashtra
Punjab vs Goa
Madhya Pradesh vs Chandigarh
Kerala vs Karnataka
Tripura vs Bengal
Gujarat vs Haryana
Services vs Uttarakhand
Assam vs Railways
Delhi vs Puducherry
Rajasthan vs Mumbai
Chhattisgarh vs J&K
Himachal Pradesh vs Hyderabad
Nov 08 – 11, 2025Uttar Pradesh vs Nagaland
Andhra vs Tamil Nadu
Vidarbha vs Odisha
Baroda vs Jharkhand
Maharashtra vs Karnataka
Goa vs Madhya Pradesh
Chandigarh vs Punjab
Kerala vs Saurashtra
Tripura vs Assam
Gujarat vs Services
Railways vs Bengal
Haryana vs Uttarakhand
Chhattisgarh vs Puducherry
Mumbai vs Himachal Pradesh
Delhi vs J&K
Hyderabad vs Rajasthan
Nov 16 – 19, 2025Tamil Nadu vs Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand vs Andhra
Odisha vs Nagaland
Vidarbha vs Baroda
Punjab vs Maharashtra
Saurashtra vs Goa
Madhya Pradesh vs Kerala
Karnataka vs Chandigarh
Railways vs Tripura
Uttarakhand vs Gujarat
Bengal vs Assam
Haryana vs Services
Mumbai vs Puducherry
Himachal Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh
J&K vs Hyderabad
Rajasthan vs Delhi
Jan 22 – 25, 2026Uttar Pradesh vs Jharkhand
Odisha vs Tamil Nadu
Andhra vs Vidarbha
Baroda vs Nagaland
Maharashtra vs Goa
Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh
Saurashtra vs Punjab
Kerala vs Chandigarh
Tripura vs Uttarakhand
Gujarat vs Railways
Bengal vs Services
Assam vs Haryana
Puducherry vs J&K
Hyderabad vs Mumbai
Chhattisgarh vs Delhi
Rajasthan vs Himachal Pradesh
Jan 29 – Feb 01, 2026Vidarbha vs Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu vs Baroda
Nagaland vs Andhra
Jharkhand vs Odisha
Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra
Goa vs Kerala
Punjab vs Karnataka
Chandigarh vs Saurashtra
Tripura vs Gujarat
Haryana vs Bengal
Uttarakhand vs Assam
Services vs Railways
Puducherry vs Rajasthan
Mumbai vs Delhi
Hyderabad vs Chhattisgarh
Himachal Pradesh vs J&K
Feb 06 – 10, 2026Quarter-Final 1: TBA vs TBAQuarter-Final 2: TBA vs TBAQuarter-Final 3: TBA vs TBAQuarter-Final 4: TBA vs TBA
Feb 15 – 19, 2026Semi-Final 1: TBA vs TBASemi-Final 2: TBA vs TBA
Feb 24 – 28, 2026Final: TBA vs TBA

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 Schedule (Elite)

Date
Match
Time
Nov 26, WedMumbai vs Railways10:00 AM
Nov 26, WedChhattisgarh vs Vidarbha10:00 AM
Nov 26, WedKerala vs Odisha1:30 PM
Nov 26, WedAndhra vs Assam1:30 PM
Nov 28, FriKerala vs Railways10:00 AM
Nov 28, FriAndhra vs Odisha10:00 AM
Nov 28, FriMumbai vs Vidarbha1:30 PM
Nov 28, FriAssam vs Chhattisgarh1:30 PM
Nov 30, SunAssam vs Railways10:00 AM
Nov 30, SunChhattisgarh vs Kerala10:00 AM
Nov 30, SunOdisha vs Vidarbha1:30 PM
Nov 30, SunAndhra vs Mumbai1:30 PM
Dec 02, TueChhattisgarh vs Odisha10:00 AM
Dec 02, TueAndhra vs Railways10:00 AM
Dec 02, TueAssam vs Mumbai1:30 PM
Dec 02, TueKerala vs Vidarbha1:30 PM
Dec 04, ThuKerala vs Mumbai10:00 AM
Dec 04, ThuAssam vs Vidarbha10:00 AM
Dec 06, SatAssam vs Odisha10:00 AM
Dec 06, SatChhattisgarh vs Mumbai10:00 AM
Dec 06, SatAndhra vs Kerala1:30 PM
Dec 06, SatRailways vs Vidarbha1:30 PM
Dec 08, MonAndhra vs Vidarbha10:00 AM
Dec 08, MonAssam vs Kerala10:00 AM
Dec 08, MonChhattisgarh vs Railways1:30 PM
Dec 08, MonMumbai vs Odisha1:30 PM

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 Schedule (Plate)

Date
Match
Time (IST)
Nov 26 (Wed)Mizoram vs Nagaland10:00 AM IST
Nov 26 (Wed)Meghalaya vs Sikkim10:00 AM IST
Nov 26 (Wed)Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur01:30 PM IST
Nov 28 (Fri)Manipur vs Meghalaya10:00 AM IST
Nov 28 (Fri)Mizoram vs Sikkim10:00 AM IST
Nov 28 (Fri)Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland01:30 PM IST
Nov 30 (Sun)Manipur vs Mizoram10:00 AM IST
Nov 30 (Sun)Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya10:00 AM IST
Nov 30 (Sun)Nagaland vs Sikkim01:30 PM IST
Dec 02 (Tue)Meghalaya vs Nagaland10:00 AM IST
Dec 02 (Tue)Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram10:00 AM IST
Dec 02 (Tue)Manipur vs Sikkim01:30 PM IST
Dec 04 (Thu)Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim10:00 AM IST
Dec 04 (Thu)Manipur vs Nagaland10:00 AM IST
Dec 04 (Thu)Meghalaya vs Mizoram01:30 PM IST
Dec 06 (Sat)Final – TBC vs TBC10:00 AM IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 (Elite)

Date
Match
Time (IST)
Nov 26 (Wed)Mizoram vs Nagaland10:00 AM IST
Nov 26 (Wed)Meghalaya vs Sikkim10:00 AM IST
Nov 26 (Wed)Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur01:30 PM IST
Nov 28 (Fri)Manipur vs Meghalaya10:00 AM IST
Nov 28 (Fri)Mizoram vs Sikkim10:00 AM IST
Nov 28 (Fri)Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland01:30 PM IST
Nov 30 (Sun)Manipur vs Mizoram10:00 AM IST
Nov 30 (Sun)Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya10:00 AM IST
Nov 30 (Sun)Nagaland vs Sikkim01:30 PM IST
Dec 02 (Tue)Meghalaya vs Nagaland10:00 AM IST
Dec 02 (Tue)Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram10:00 AM IST
Dec 02 (Tue)Manipur vs Sikkim01:30 PM IST
Dec 04 (Thu)Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim10:00 AM IST
Dec 04 (Thu)Manipur vs Nagaland10:00 AM IST
Dec 04 (Thu)Meghalaya vs Mizoram01:30 PM IST
Dec 06 (Sat)Final – TBC vs TBC10:00 AM IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 (Plate)

Date
Match
Time (IST)
Dec 24 (Wed)Meghalaya vs Mizoram09:00 AM IST
Dec 24 (Wed)Arunachal Pradesh vs Bihar09:00 AM IST
Dec 24 (Wed)Manipur vs Nagaland09:00 AM IST
Dec 26 (Fri)Bihar vs Manipur09:00 AM IST
Dec 26 (Fri)Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram09:00 AM IST
Dec 26 (Fri)Meghalaya vs Nagaland09:00 AM IST
Dec 29 (Mon)Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur09:00 AM IST
Dec 29 (Mon)Mizoram vs Nagaland09:00 AM IST
Dec 29 (Mon)Bihar vs Meghalaya09:00 AM IST
Dec 31 (Wed)Manipur vs Mizoram09:00 AM IST
Dec 31 (Wed)Bihar vs Nagaland09:00 AM IST
Dec 31 (Wed)Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya09:00 AM IST
Jan 03 (Sat)Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland09:00 AM IST
Jan 03 (Sat)Manipur vs Meghalaya09:00 AM IST
Jan 03 (Sat)Bihar vs Mizoram09:00 AM IST
Jan 06 (Tue)Final – TBC vs TBC09:00 AM IST